Sewer Camera Inspections

There's no faster way to settle a plumbing mystery than running a camera down the pipe. We use a professional-grade HD sewer camera to give you on-screen footage of your line — so you (and we) can see exactly what's going on without digging or guessing.

It's especially valuable in older Pinellas County homes, where cast iron, Orangeburg, and clay pipes are still common. These pipes age in predictable ways, and a 5-minute camera scope can save you from a $10,000 mistake.

We do camera work as a standalone service, alongside drain cleaning, or as part of a pre-purchase home inspection.

Why It Matters

How We Do It

When To Get A Camera Inspection

• Buying a home in Pinellas County — especially anything built before 1985. Cast iron and clay sewer lines from that era are well past their service life.
• Recurring clogs — same drain backing up over and over usually means roots, a belly, or a broken section.
• Sewer smell inside the house — could be a dry trap or a real crack in a vent or drain line.
• Multiple fixtures backing up at once — that's almost always a main line problem.
• Sinkhole or settling concerns — broken sewer pipes are a leading cause of sinkholes in Florida soil.
• Before a big remodel — find pipe problems before you put down new tile.

What We Commonly Find

Pinellas County is a goldmine for plumbing oddities. After thousands of inspections, the things we run into most:

• Tree roots — ficus, oak, and palm roots love a tiny crack to grow into.
• Scale and grease buildup — narrows the pipe and traps every clog.
• Bellies — sagging sections where waste pools and clogs over and over.
• Cracks and offset joints — common in cast iron and clay near the 50-year mark.
• Orangeburg pipe — old tar paper pipe that crushes and warps. If you have it, you'll need to replace it.
• Foreign objects — toys, jewelry, "flushable" wipes (they're not).